HP 6125G User manual

HP 6125 Blade Switch Series
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Part number: 5998-3152
Software version: Release 2103
Document version: 6W100-20120907

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About the HP 6125 Blade configuration guides
The HP 6125 Blade configuration guides describe the software features for the HP 6125 Blade Switch
Series, and guide you through the software configuration procedures. These configuration guides also
provide configuration examples to help you apply the software features to different network scenarios.
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01 Fundamentals
Configuration Guide
Describes how to use the command line interface of the switch, log in to and set
up the switch, and use the basic management functions. This guide includes:
•CLI (command line interface overview and how to use the CLI)
•Logging in to the switch (CLI login methods such as Telnet, MIB access
through SNMP, user interface configuration, and access control)
•FTP and TFTP
•TFTP configuration
•Configuration file management
•Software upgrade
•Device management
•Automatic configuration
02 IRF Configuration Guide Describes the HP proprietary IRF technology, IRF fabric setup and configuration
procedure, restrictions and guidelines, and IRF fabric configuration procedure.
03 Layer 2—LAN Switching
Configuration Guide
Covers Layer 2 technologies and features used on a LAN switched network,
including VLAN technology, port isolation, and spanning tree. You can use
these features to divide broadcast domains, remove Layer 2 loops, isolate users
within a VLAN, remark VLAN tags, implement VLAN VPNs over the Internet,
and so on. This guide includes:
•Ethernet interface
•Loopback and null interfaces
•Bulking configuring interfaces
•MAC address table
•MAC Information
•Ethernet link aggregation
•Port isolation
•Spanning tree
•BPDU tunneling
•VLAN
•Isolate-user-VLAN
•Voice VLAN
•GVRP
•QinQ
•VLAN mapping
•LLDP
•Service loopback group
•Layer 2 forwarding

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04 Layer 3—IP Services
Configuration Guide
Describes IP addressing (including static and dynamic IPv4 and IPv6 address
assignment), UDP helper, DNS, network performance optimization, ARP, and
interoperation between IPv4 and IPv6. This guide includes:
•ARP
•Gratuitous ARP
•Proxy ARP
•ARP snooping
•IP addressing
•DHCP overview
•DHCP relay agent
•DHCP client
•DHCP snooping
•BOOTP client
•IPv4 DNS
•IP performance optimization
•UDP helper
•IPv6 basics
•DHCPv6 overview
•DHCPv6 relay agent
•DHCPv6 client
•Tunneling
05 Layer 3—IP Routing
Configuration Guide
Covers the routing technologies for IPv4 and IPv6 networks of different sizes,
route filtering, route control, and policy based routing. This guide includes:
•IP routing basics
•Static routing (including default routing)
•RIP
•OSPF
•IS-IS
•BGP
•IPv6 static routing (including IPv6 default routing)
•RIPng
•OSPFv3
•IPv6 IS-IS
•IPv6 BGP
•Routing policy
•Policy-based routing

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06 IP Multicast
Configuration Guide
Covers Layer 3 IPv4 multicast protocols (IGMP, PIM, MSDP, and MBGP), Layer
3 IPv6 multicast protocols (MLD, IPv6 PIM, and IPv6 MBGP), Layer 2 IPv4
multicast protocols (IGMP snooping, PIM snooping, and multicast VLAN), and
Layer 2 IPv6 multicast protocols (MLD snooping, IPv6 PIM snooping, and IPv6
multicast VLAN). This guide includes:
•Mulitcast overview
•IGMP snooping
•PIM snooping
•Multicast VLAN
•Multicast routing and forwarding
•IGMP
•PIM
•MSDP
•MBGP
•MLD snooping
•IPv6 PIM snooping
•IPv6 multicast VLAN
•IPv6 multicast routing and forwarding
•MLD
•IPv6 PIM
•IPv6 MBGP
07 ACL and QoS
Configuration Guide
Describes how to classify traffic with ACLs, and allocate network resources and
manage congestions with QoS technologies to improve network performance
and network use efficiency. You can use ACLs to help other function modules
(such as QoS and IP routing) classify or filter traffic. This guide includes:
•ACL
•QoS overview
•QoS configuration approaches
•Priority mapping
•Traffic policing, traffic shaping, and line rate
•Congestion management
•Congestion avoidance
•Traffic filtering
•Priority marking
•Traffic redirecting
•Aggregate CAR
•Class-based accounting
•QPPB
•Appendix

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08 Security Configuration
Guide
Covers security features. The major security features available on the switch
include identity authentication (AAA), access security (802.1X, MAC
authentication, and port security), secure management (SSH), and attack
protection (IP source guard, ARP attack protection, and URPF). This guide
includes:
•AAA
•802.1X fundamentals
•802.1X
•EAD fast deployment
•MAC authentication
•Port security
•User profile
•Password control
•Public key
•PKI
•SSH
•SFTP
•SCP
•SSL
•TCP attack protection
•IP source guard
•ARP attack protection
•ND attack defense
•URPF
•MFF
09 High Availability
Configuration Guide
Describes high availability technologies and features available on the switch for
failure detection and failover. Failure detection technologies focus on fault
detection and isolation. Failover technologies focus on network recovery. This
guide includes:
•High availability overview
•Ethernet OAM
•CFD
•DLDP
•RRPP
•Smart Link
•Monitor Link
•VRRP
•BFD
•Track

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10 Network Management
and Monitoring
Configuration Guide
Describes features that help you manage and monitor your network, for
example, manage system events, sample packets, assess network performance,
synchronize the clock for all devices with the clock in the network, and test
network connectivity. This guide includes:
•Using ping, tracert, and system debugging
•NTP
•Information center
•SNMP
•RMON
•Port mirroring
•Traffic mirroring
•NQA
•sFlow
•IPC